South Africa 2017 - Africa's Unicorn Effect

Several African tech start-ups are on the verge of becoming “unicorns” with a $1 billion valuation. How can African business and entrepreneurs excel at commercializing innovation?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Moving from lab to market
- Strengthening regional IP regimes
- Accessing global markets and financing

This session was developed in partnership with Quartz.

- Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Co-Founder; Managing Director, Flutterwave, Nigeria; Global Shaper
- Matsi Modise, Managing Director, SiMODiSA Start-Up, South Africa; Global Shaper
- Bright Simons, President, MPedigree, Ghana; Young Global Leader
- Ciiru Waweru Waithaka, Chief Executive Officer, FunKidz, Kenya

Moderated by
- Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Quartz - Atlantic Media, USA